will not appear at that hearing, a decision that's angered some lawmakers. >> i think it's absolutely imperative that general petraeus come and testify. >> reporter: in his place today, acting c.i.a. director michael morale, a leading candidate to replace petraeus as head of the c.i.a. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> john brennan is the president's top counterterrorism advisor and he's said to be a new leading candidate for c.i.a. director. general william kipp ward is being demoted from a four- star general to a three-star general and will retire. he's accused of spending tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money on lavish travel and unauthorized expenses. defense secretary leon panetta said ward will have to repay the government $2,000 -- $82,000. president obama is scheduled to hold a press conference today to discuss the fiscal cliff. he's been meeting with business and labor leaders ahead of

fiscal cliff negotiations with congress, but the president is sure to be questioned about the scandal surrounding general petraeus and allen. he's also likely to be questioned about his plans to replace general petraeus. secretary of state hillary clinton and treasury secretary timothy geithner. today democrat national pelosi will announce whether she'll continue in her role as house minority leader or step down. she's asked female democrats in the house including incoming freshmen to join her at the conference. she became the first woman to lead a party caucus in the house and senate. after the mid-term elections, she became the first emale speaker of the house ever. we have new information on the massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak. federal health inspectors wanted to shut down the new england compounding center ten years ago but federal regulators deferred to their state counterparts who reached an agreement with the pharmacy

to settle safety concerns. more than 400 people have become sick from contaminated steroid shots distributed by the new england compounding center. at least 32 deaths are linked to the outbreak. a local doctor is fighting efforts by the d.c. government to stop him from prescribing pain medicine to his patients. >> he had his license to prescribe class two prescription drugs pulled in april of this year. as gary nurenberg tells us, the move came after both the federal and local investigation. >> it's been a nightmarish experience because i'm being falsely accused of having murdered and having killed a young man. >> reporter: dr. alen salerian pain doctor whose office was burglarized in january. >> a hundred prescription pads were gone. >> reporter: d.c. police confirmed the burglary report. it wasn't till this summer that a former employee told salerian that another former worker--

>>-- >> was on the side selling my prescriptions. she made a reference to thousands of prescriptions on the east coast. >> reporter: including the man who died after apparently filling one of those prescriptions. >> it was a prescription that i've never, never in my life written. >> reporter: d.c. pulled his right to prescribe class two narcotics in april and since then among his patients? >> three successful suicide, unfortunate suicides, one coma and four hospitalizations. >> reporter: when we met a patient in april, other doctors would not prescribe the pain medication salerian was giving him. [indiscernible] just like i look, all right. and the bad part is, it's taken away my quality of life.

>> reporter: the doctor sites -- cites national studies of suicides when taking the medication and he fears other patients will die, too. he appears before the health department later today to fight for his right to prescribe. repeated calls to that department for its side of the story remain unanswered. gary nurenberg, 9news. former d.c. council chairman kwame brown has been sentenced to a 30-day suspended sentence for a campaign finance charge. that sentence was the second one he got yesterday. earlier in the day a federal judge sentenced brown to one day in custody followed by six months of home detention with electronic monitoring for lying on loan applications. he also has to complete 480 hours of what the judge says should be very public community service. brown admitted to both of those crimes in june. a step back for prosecutors in the st coast rape ais case. suspect aaron thomas was

expected to accept a plea deal but when he went before the judge yesterday, he said he wasn't sure what was right or wrong or what he was doing. now it appears the case is headed for trial. thomas is charged with rape and abduction on an attack on three teenagers in halloween back on 2009. a 17-yard man is in jail accused of two gruesome murders. the cab driver was murdered in the district. >> a woman out walking her dog was killed in waldorf, maryland. ken molestina has more on the arrest and suspect. >> the charles county sheriff's office has obtained an arrest warrant charging joshua terrell, 17 years old in the murder. >> reporter: the sheriff is talking about the night 40-year- old teresa bass was shot to death. her husband was also gunned down but survived. the couple had been walking their dog in their neighborhood. as it turns out, the 17-year- old suspect had been sitting behind bars in a washington, d.c. jail. he and his teen girlfriend are accused of shooting a cab driver to death there on

november 7. the cab was set on fire with the driver's body inside. >> this is just shocking. i would never even thought anything like this could happen. >> reporter: a neighbor of the family knows them and is stunned to hear the 17-year-old suspect lived next door to her. investigators found evidence in the home that linked the teen to the crimes. both the murder investigations and their details are separate from one another. the only common denominator according to detectives is the suspect. >> there are so many questions yet very few answers that i can provide at this point in the investigation. >> reporter: now the main question everyone is asking is still a mystery. what would possess the suspect to allegedly kill twice. >> at this point that's what we're looking into but we haven't gotten to that point yet. >> reporter: we want to be absolutely clear. the teen is the only one being charged in the murders. his young teen girlfriend is only being charged in the death of the cab driver in the district. we tried to reach out to the only survivor of these attacks,

mr. bass. his family declined an on cap a interview. we're in charles county, ken molestina, 9news now. 20 d.c. schools could be closing soon. the school chancellor sefd the schools are on the list -- said the schools are on the list because they have low enrollment and the buildings need repairs. she said the money could better be used on students. >> if we reduce the number of facilities, we can improve the programs we offer, be able to use our staff more efficiently so we can concentrate on the things that we know move things for kids. >> for the complete list of the schools that are scheduled to possibly be closed -- parent dos have a say on this -- go to our website wusa9.com. it is 4:37. here's a look at some other things making news. army prosecutors in the hearing of an arm sergeant accused of killing 16 civilians in afghanistan have recommended a death penalty court marshal. 39-year-old staff sar went joct

ba -- sergeant b.a. ales is a-- bales is accused of killing 17 unarmed women and children last march. a sigh of relief for the voice of elmo. the man who accused the puppeteer of having an inappropriate relationship now says he's lied. the man is in his early 20s and said that sexual relationship back then was adult and consensual. kevin clash says he's relieved that this painful allegation has been put to rest. earlier in the week sesame announced clash was taking a leave of absence following the accusation. 4:37 now. we're in for another cool, breezy day. howard is back in two minutes with your forecast. >> today could prove to be a bad day for facebook shareholders. we'll have more on that at 4:41. >> at 4:51, kicking a bad habit

could being easy as downloading an app to your phone. >> 9news now returns in two minutes. stay with us.

welcome back. 4:41 on this wednesday morning. it's cold outside. clear and it's going to be sunny all day long. 47 by noon. northwest winds at 10. a high of around 51. by 6:00 it will still be on the chilly side, temps in the mid- 40s. i'll be back with the cool seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. right now monika with timesaver traffic. here's the inbound side of i-66 at nutley street. up ahead there had been construction between nutley and the beltway where you needed to stay to the left to get by and that should be clearing up in the next 20 minutes. more at 4:47. >> thanks, monika. coming up on 4:42, time for the first your money segment of

the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with the headlines. >> you're drumming. >> i know. i'm trying everything to get my voice to come back. >> i have the fancy tea. >> as for wall street hoping for better days. stocks could get a boost after cisco systems reported profits and sales that beat estimates last quarter. on wall street better than expected earnings from home depot not enough to calm investors' fears about the fiscal cliff and europe's ongoing debt problems. the dow stands at 12,756. this is the lowest level since july after falling another 59 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq slipped by 20 and the s&p 500 was down by five and a half. millions of facebook shares could flood the stock market today. the so-called lockup period ends today for early employees and investors. this will give them their chance to sell more than 800 million shares of the social

networking site. facebook stock has lost nearly half of its value since going public in may. that was at $38 a share. you'll have plenty of company if you plan to hit the road this thanksgiving. aaa predicts 4.6 million americans will drive 50 miles or more. that's an increase of nearly 1% compared to last year, but the auto club says they're taking shorter trips in order to save on gas. i checked the numbers this morning. right now we're averaging about 4 cent as gallon more than this time last year so it's not as bad as it may be -- as it maybe feels. >> just a month ago we were $3.80. >> it's definitely been dropping off a cliff recently which we like. >> that's the only cliff we like. >> exactly. >> thanks, jess. well, over use of antibiotics is leading to new warnings by health officials. >> we return in two minutes.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. we're coming up on 4:46 this wednesday morning. we're over the hump and we need to bundle up as we go over that hump. >> it's going to be chilly for the rest of the week. the cold mornings, the chilly, cool afternoons. the weekend looks mixed but a little better than yesterday. >> this man was right on target yesterday. i left here for jury duty, had the little rain hat on, had the umbrella. i didn't need to take the umbrella. he said it would clear up midday. >> on the money. >> right on the money. >> love this woman. >> everybody was talking about it, too. >> it was beautiful afternoon, just chilly. the weekend, word about a coastal storm. the only question is, is it going to be on the coast or off the coast. that means a world of difference to us as far as sunshine or rain. here's a look at our bus stop forecast on this wednesday morning. getting over the hump as andrea puts it. temperatures in the 20s and 30s out there. so clear and cold. sunrise not until 6:50 this

morning. sets at about 4:50 this afternoon. so 4:56 i believe. 38 at 8:00. sunny all day long. north winds at about 10 miles an hour. so even though it's going to be 47 at noon, it will feel more like 42, 43. at 4:00 48. high maybe 51 degrees or so. somewhere in that neighborhood. back in the low 40s at 8:00. tonight once again 20s and 30s. so partly cloudy conditions. we've got temperatures this morning in the 20s in oakland. frederick was down about 27. gaithersburg and culpeper and winchester are 30. we've got 36 here in d.c. and 42 down in southern maryland right along the bay. outside on our michael & son weather camera, much better visibility than yesterday morning. it's dry, clear, 36. a windchill of 30 in town. humidity at 67%. nothing too strong across the country right now. had the front from yesterday. that's off shore. got a couple of systems. just coming on shore here. this weak on shore flow enough to produce lighter rain and

showers. then in the middle of the country, another weak system with light rain and snow showers. what this is going to do for us is generally just bring us a few more clouds tonight into tomorrow mixing in with the sunshine. so today we've got high pressure building in. generally clear skies and a good looking start. so you need the heavier jackets, the gloves and the sunglasses. as we go throughout the day today, looks like it will be sunny all day long. here we are by 6:00. notice tonight a few clouds start to sort of get here by tomorrow morning. the system is going to pass off to the deep south into the carolinas tomorrow with showers. that's going to be moving more east but it will bring a few clouds our way. tomorrow a partly sunny day. may get mostly cloudy for a while and we'll see if that system will try to scoot out of here friday. friday potentially a little more sunshine than tomorrow. no big warm-ups in sight. again the bigger question we have is what's going to happen off the east coast for sunday into monday. does it rain or does it stay east. my confidence in the longer range forecast not as high as

i'd like it. 45 today in hagerstown to 51 in manassas. 49 in annapolis and 50 across the bay in easton. the forecast breaks down like this. we've got good weather all three days here coming up. 51 today. tonight back in the 20s and 30s with 52 on thursday. friday 53. so a slow climb. sunday and monday, again the coastal storm if it cranks we could be raining in the 40s. if it pulls away, we'll introduce more sunshine and up the temperatures a bit. with the skins home sunday afternoon, would be nice to be out there in sunshine than a cold rain for sure. here comes monika with timesaver traffic. southbound on the prince william parkway at wellington road, police are on the scene closing down the road. you want to follow police direction. prince william parkway southbound at wellington road in manassas. 66 is not affected by this coming in from manassas to centreville. you're okay. the hanes are open all the way to -- lanes are open all the way to the beltwayened inside

the beltway -- beltway and inside the beltway looks good as well. nice and quiet from the roosevelt bridge into downtown. 270 coming in from the north right now it looks great. in about half an hour, 45 minutes it's not going to be so great so head out the door right now and you'll be fine. down toward germantown and the point where the lanes divide. construction is cleared up for the morning north of town. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:55. >> thanks, monika. the rise of antibiotic resistant infections has the cdc and 25 other health organizations teaming up to get the problem under control. >> the problem is especially troubling because children traditionally have the highest rate of antibiotic use. >> reporter: john tilly took antibiotics for five years to treat his chronic sinus problems. doctors gave him a new prescription every three to four months. >> that wasn't strong enough. we'll give you this one. it still didn't work.

>> reporter: health officials say antibiotic overuse is a public health threat in the u.s. now the centers for disease control and more than two dozen other health organizations are issuing new policies to fight antibiotic resistance. >> we are seeing an increase in resistance among common infections so we're seeing an increase in hospitalizations that are due to antibiotic resistant infections. >> reporter: antibiotics are only effective when used to fight bacterial infections but a new poll shows more than one- third of americans mistakenly think antibiotics can fight viruses. groups also want to limit antibiotics in meat and poultry and use them only when necessary for the animal's health. patients need to do their part, too. if you're prescribed an antibiotic take the right dose, complete the course and do not save leftovers for later. and ask your doctor if you really need one. >> nothing bad is going to happen to you if you wait a day

or two to see if you're going to get better. >> reporter: it turns out don needed surgery to correct his sinus problems. >> it was pretty much reconstructing my left sinuses. >> reporter: he's hoping he won't have to rely on antibiotics as much. vinita nair, cbs news, new york. cross' in -- researchers say high blood glucose levels associated with describe can damage the nerves -- diabetes can damage the nerves which people use to hear. it's independent of the effects of aging or noisy environments. researchers in canada say there's no need to fast before taking blood tests to determine blood cholesterol levels. they found results on patients who did not fast were accurate as long as the doctors knew the hour of the patient's last

meal. you're trying to quit smoking? well, there may be an app for that some day. resevers in new zealand say smartphones could be a new tool to help smokers quit. they found smokers who received motivational text messages are more likely to stay away from cigarettes. that's kind of interesting. time now for the question of the morning. >> what word most married couples use to describe their spouse? is it a, understanding, b, stubborn, c, forgetful? >> they don't sound very nice. log on to our facebook fan page. we'd love to hear what you think. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 hour. we're also giving away tickets to "les miserables." all you have to do is answer the question of the day correctly. we'll put your name in a hat and randomly draw a name every day. "les miserables" is at national theater coming up next month. we'll be right back.

welcome back. your weather first coming up on 4:56 this wednesday morning. grab the heavy coats. it's cold out there. we have 20s and 30s this morning. going to have a nice, sunny day with temperatures climbing to the upper 40s by noon. by 3:00 near 50 degrees. i himpg we -- i think we get to 51 for the high. north winds around 10 miles an hour. monika samtani not quite 5:00 a.m. how is it looking out there? not too bad. on the northbound side of i-95 as you can see, you have some volume here but no delays yet leaving springfield on 59 to 395. there is an accident in manassas shutting down prince william parkway at wellington road. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:01. the awards do sure keep rolling in for the ptnaions this year. the 20 -- nationals this year. the 2012 season spectacular of

course. after more than a decade out in the big leagues, the manager came back to lead the nationals to a title. a league high 98 wins and d.c.'s first post-season berth in 79 years. unfortunately it wasn't a mid-atlantic sweep. the baltimore orioles manager who was nominated for the american league award lost to the oakland a's manager. the difference was four points, closest race since 2004. ocean city's mayor says a landmark fishing pier destroyed during hurricane sandy will be rebuilt in time for next summer. a large section of the pier ended up in the ocean. we were showing thu live during our -- you this live during our hurricane sandy coverage. some pilings left standing have since been removed so they don't pose a hazard to boaters. no word yet on exactly how much it will cost to rebuild the pier but it will be back in

time for summer fun next year. the final movie in the twilight vampire saga hits theaters friday. earlier this week thousands of screaming fans came out for the premier of the final twilight movie. teresa garcia talked to the stars on the black carpet. >> reporter: more than 2,000 twi hards camped out in los angeles for the premier of the last twilight movie. christian stewart says even though the franchise has come to an end, the passion for twilight will continue. >> hopefully i don't feel like we have to miss it. the movies aren't going anywhere and the love for them definitely isn't going anywhere. >> reporter: she plays a swan that falls in love with the vampire. the two were also an offscreen couple. how has your life changed since doing the twilight series? >> it's become surreal. >> reporter: christian becomes

a powerful vampire herself and they're forced to protect their newborn daughter. >> she has vampire qualities and a heart. >> reporter: more than 50 cast members from this fifth and final twilight saga walked the black carpet world premiere here in los angeles. the epic turnout also included thousands of twi hard fans relishing the bittersweet ending. taylor lautner who has been the werewolf jacob says it's an emotional farewell. >> it's been an honor to be a part of this and it will be tough to say goodbye to. >> reporter: the twilight stars says they are hoping to remain friends after the phenomenon is over. >> raise your hand if you're going to see the final saga in the twilight series? >> dvd eventually. >> there it is. >> going to own the dvd set. he has a t-shirt. >> i'll just --